SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — After spotting the Rockford RiverHawks a 3-0 lead, the Schaumburg Boomers rattled off five unanswered runs to earn a 5-4 victory and a series sweep Monday afternoon.

Trailing 3-0, the Boomers (23-13) scored twice in the fifth and three more times in the sixth to improve to 17-4 at home. Catcher Mike Valadez extended his hitting streak to six games with a double that drove in Chad Mozingo and Nick Kuroczko and made it a 3-2 game. In the next inning, Mozingo, who finished 2-4 with a walk and two runs scored, singled to drive in Pfister to tie the score. The Boomers took the lead for good on a Kuroczko RBI-single and the fifth run scored when Valadez drew a walk with the bases loaded.

Schaumburg got six solid innings from rookie Matt Kuna, who earned his first professional win. The 6’3” right-hander allowed three runs and seven hits with a pair of strikeouts in his first pro start. RHP Joe Parsons struck out three RiverHawks over his 1.2 innings out of the bullpen and Adam Tollefson finished off the eighth by striking out the only batter he faced. Once again it was closer Patrick Mincey preserving the victory for the Boomers as the righty struck out three batters in the ninth to earn his seventh save of the season.

After an off day Tuesday, the Boomers travel to Normal, Ill. to take on the CornBelters in three-game series before returning to beautiful Boomers Stadium Saturday. LHP Cameron Roth is scheduled to start Game One in Normal against the CornBelters RHP Ryan Kurmlauf (1-1, 2.42) with Boomers Broadcaster Tim Calderwood calling all the action on WRMN 1410 or follow along with live stats at www.boomersbaseball.com.

PECKS

• The Boomers are now 15-6 in the 21 games played in a row and the record now stands at a season-high 10 games over the .500 mark
• Schaumburg is now 9-0 in one-run games at home (10-4 overall)
• The Boomers are 13-0 when scoring five or more runs at home (18-1 overall)
• Catcher Mike Valadez extended his hitting streak to six games

It’s a first-place showdown this weekend as the East Division leading Traverse City Beach Bums invade Schaumburg for three games beginning on Saturday at 6 p.m. with a free Boomers Travel Coffee Mug Giveaway for the first 1,500 fans entering the ballpark. 

Tickets for the fun and excitement of the Inaugural Season of Schaumburg Boomers Baseball are on sale now by calling 847.461.3695, visiting www.boomersbaseball.com or stopping by the Boomers Box Office located at 1999 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg.